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INTRODUCING GPT‑5.4 (1 MINUTE READ) [5]
OpenAI has released GPT-5.4. It is available as two new API models,
gpt-5.4 and gpt-5.4-pro, and also in ChatGPT and Codex CLI. The model
has a knowledge cut of date of August 31, 2025, and a
one-million-token context window. OpenAI put a particular focus on
improving the model's ability to create and edit spreadsheets,
presentations, and documents. It beats GPT-5.3-Codex on all relevant benchmarks.
MS EXEC: MICROSOFT'S NEXT CONSOLE WILL PLAY “XBOX AND PC GAMES”
(2 MINUTE READ) [6]
Microsoft's Executive Vice President for Gaming, Asha Sharma, says
that the next-generation of Xbox console will play both Xbox and PC
games. It is possible that the console's access to PC games could be
limited to Microsoft's existing streaming solution via PC Game Pass,
or to games designed for Microsoft's own Xbox-branded PC SDC and the
PC Xbox app. However, this could also mean that Microsoft is getting
ready to open up its next console to a complete Windows installation.
The move could be a response to Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, which
is threatening to bring Windows-free PC gaming to living rooms
everywhere in the near future.
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
BRAIN TECH STARTUP SCIENCE CORP. RAISES $230 MILLION TO TREAT
BLINDNESS (4 MINUTE READ) [7]
Neurotechnology company Science Corp. has raised $230 million,
bringing its valuation to $1.5 billion. The funds will be used to
commercialize its implant for blindness and develop even more advanced
brain devices. Science Corp. is now the second-most valuable brain
implant company after Neuralink. Its retina implant, PRIMA, is a chip
that sits at the back of the eye to help blind people see with the
assistance of a special pair of glasses that projects images into the
eye. It has been demonstrated to improve vision for patients with
advanced age-related macular degeneration. The device is currently
under regulatory review in Europe and the US.
CONGRESS EXTENDS ISS AND TELLS NASA TO GET MOVING ON PRIVATE SPACE
STATIONS (4 MINUTE READ) [8]
Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a new bill to step up the pressure on
NASA to create competition among private companies to develop
replacements for the International Space Station. The bill mandates
that NASA publicly release requirements for commercial space stations
in low-Earth orbit within 60 days, release the final request for
proposals to solicit industry responses within 90 days, and enter into contracts with two or more commercial providers for such stations
within 180 days. The legislation extends the International Space
Station's lifespan from 2030 to 2032, but an extension must still be
approved by international partners.
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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE
AI IS THE NEW SALES FLOOR. CAN YOUR CREATIVES KEEP UP? (SPONSOR) [9]
AI agents don't visit your product page. They pull data, strip
context, and recompose assets into layouts you never approved. That
expensive hero shot? A thumbnail in a competitor grid. Brands that
combine 3D + AI infrastructure stay visible [10]. Those without get
skipped. Read the full breakdown [10].
A GITHUB ISSUE TITLE COMPROMISED 4,000 DEVELOPER MACHINES (7 MINUTE
READ) [11]
A version of Cline published to npm on February 17 was byte-identical
to the previous version. However, it had a one-line change that
installed OpenClaw onto users' machines. This resulted in
approximately 4,000 OpenClaw downloads before the package was pulled.
The attacker got the npm token by injecting a prompt into a GitHub
issue title, which an AI triage bot read, interpreted as an
instruction, and executed.
NEW "AUTO MODE" PERMISSIONS COMING... (2 MINUTE READ) [12]
Claude Code plans to launch Auto Mode in research preview no earlier
than March 11. Auto Mode lets Claude handle permission decisions
during coding sessions so developers can run longer tasks without
being interrupted for manual approvals. It is designed to be a safer alternative to bypassing permissions entirely. Users should only use
Auto Mode in isolated environments, as it isn't perfect and won't
catch every action that could be considered risky.
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MISCELLANEOUS
COSTLESS SACRIFICE (17 MINUTE READ) [13]
An essay is only valuable as it costs the writer something. That cost
could be the years of experience that seasoned the piece that took
hours to write, or it may be in the hours, weeks, or months of
research and writing and editing and rewriting until the piece is good
enough. A machine writing the same essay, word for word, wouldn't have
paid the same price. Humans can read and feel the costlessness of it,
even as the prose improves. We demand a cost.
ANTHROPIC SAYS IT WILL FIGHT NEW PENTAGON MOVE AS CEO APOLOGIZES FOR
LEAKED MEMO (5 MINUTE READ) [14]
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has apologized for a leaked memo in which
he questioned the motives for the US Department of War's declaration
that the AI company was a supply-chain risk and severing its
government relationships. He had written that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
was attempting to spin/gaslight by claiming to support Anthropic's
position while signing his own pact. This is one of the first times
the supply-chain risk designation has been applied to a US company.
The decision could have consequences for other businesses wanting to
do business with the government. Anthropic is challenging the decision
in court as it doesn't believe the action is legally sound.
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QUICK LINKS
AI RETROSPECTIVE, PREDICTIONS (7 MINUTE READ) [15]
A lot of what we knew is being destroyed before our eyes, but new opportunities are being born.
THE BRAND AGE (25 MINUTE READ) [16]
Brand is what's left when the substantive differences between
products disappear.
US CONSIDERS REQUIRING PERMITS FOR NVIDIA, AMD GLOBAL AI CHIP SALES
(8 MINUTE READ) [17]
Officials in the US Commerce Department have written draft
regulations that could restrict AI chip shipments to anywhere in the
world without American approval.
EPIC GAMES SETTLED ANTITRUST CASE TO LOCK IN GAINS WITH GOOGLE STORE
WORLDWIDE (11 MINUTE READ) [18]
Epic took the settlement in the antitrust lawsuit with Google because
it removed uncertainty and brought a quicker cut in commission fees
for game developers worldwide.
SERVICES: THE NEW SOFTWARE (7 MINUTE READ) [19]
The next unicorn will be a software company masquerading as a
services firm.
HOW DOES AI CHANGE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING? (7 MINUTE READ) [20]
AI is a force multiplier with high variance for engineers, but it is
unclear whether this means organizations will be more productive.
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